Hill media matter more now than ever before, says former Maclean’s editor Lewis

By Emily HawsOct. 29, 2018

Bob Lewis talks about his book, Power, Prime Ministers, and the Press, which details the parliamentary press gallery's 150 years of history, as well as the politicians covered by it.

Bob Lewis: 'I’m not talking about the investigative reporting and the specialists who do really good work and get into background, I’m talking about the kind of circus on the Hill, the Question Period, the clips from the scrums—that kind of phoney baloney, not the substance that goes on there.' Photograph courtesy of Robert Lewis

To say that former prime minister Stephen Harper made it difficult to get information on government policy is an understatement, says former Maclean’s magazine editor Robert Lewis, but on the bright side, it honed the investigative skills of the parliamentary press gallery reporters.

The Liberals will be under attack from all sides in the next election campaign, but Liberals say they have a good story to tell and some say they need to sharpen up their communications strategy before it's too late.